Upcoming EU Business in the Oireachtas, Week beginning April 14th

Dáil ÉireannThe Dáil will resume its debate on the Second stage of the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 on Tuesday and the debate will continue on Wednesday and Thursday. The Dáil will have no other buisness relating directly the EU.

Seanad ÉireannThe Seanad will resume its Statements on the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday.

CommitteesThe Joint Committee on European Affairs is the only EU Committee in action this week. On Tuesday the Committee will be considering EU-Kosovo affairs and will meet with Ms Edita Tahiri, Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo and Mr Driton Qehaja, Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of of Kosovo. The committee will also be considering the Commission White Paper “Together for Health: A strategic approach for the EU 2008-2013” and the Commission Green Paper on “Effective enforcement of judgments in the European Union”

Thursday sees the Joint Committee on European Affairs having its second meeting outside of Leinster House on the Lisbon Treaty, this time it will take place in Galway at 8:30pm in The Harbour Hotel.